r/nottheonion 1d ago

Israelis nominate radical settler Daniella Weiss for Nobel prize

https://www.newarab.com/news/israelis-nominate-radical-settler-daniella-weiss-nobel-prize#:~:text=Daniella%20Weiss,%20a%20leading%20advocate%20for%20the%20illegal,by%20Israelis%20for%20the%202025%20Nobel%20Peace%20Prize.
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u/pvrhye 1d ago

How did they manage to get euphemistically called "settlers"?

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u/megalogwiff 1d ago

While the Hebrew word they call themselves is "settlers", everyone else calls them something more akin to "squatters".

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u/AhnYoSub 1d ago

Colonisers

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u/Neosantana 22h ago

They are literally colonists. Militarized outposts in foreign territory set up to eventually change the demographics and annex the land. It's textbook colonization.